Well, you know what?
Since you guys showed up,
nothing's been right around here.
I got my eye on you.
I know the SEC is initiating
a fraud investigation for misleading investors.
$15 million could be pretty tempting
to somebody in a financial situation.
I made a mistake, but I thought it would all be cleared up,
and it will be.
When we get back into town,
Emily and I are gonna get a hotel.
I need some space.
Where's the money?
The account's heavily encrypted.
You fail, I won't ruin your life.
But Carla and Emily...
I unlocked Paige's account.
Sheriff's department!
Hands where we can see them.
Who is he?
His name's Walter.
He's your brother.
I hid him away.
I gave him a safe place to call home.
I protected him!
Where's Paige?
Is she alive?
I killed her.
You have a beautiful voice.
Paige?
Sunny.
Well, you're a helluva surprise.
I bet.
I thought you high-tailed it back to civilization.
I figured you'd be sitting on a beach somewhere,
sipping a Mai Tai with your toes in the sand.
You left out the dead part.
- I never thought that-- - What did you think?
I'm just glad you didn't fall in a ravine
or get eaten up by a grizzly bear.
Thanks to your son.
Walter.
Walt took you in?
He saved me.
Well, you should know that Walter's in jail.
He confessed to murdering you.
Why would he do that?
Yeah, that's the same question I've been asking myself.
The only thing I can come up with
is that you tricked him into sacrificing himself to save you.
He said he could help me with a little problem I have,
but confessing-- that wasn't part of the plan.
Well, he's still in jail,
and he'll stay there until you show yourself.
- Now, let's go. - First, I need to know
where my bag is.
I know you took it.
I imagine that Sheriff Beau or that Jenny Hoyt has it.
So, what's so important about that bag of yours?
There's something in it I need.
My journal.
That have something to do with the money you took?
And if it does, I may have a pretty good idea
who got to it before the police did.
Help me get it back
and I'll help you get Walter out.
Ooh.
Fancy food.
Thanks.
I think.
Ooh.
Any idea what's in this?
No, I don't. Sorry.
Here goes.
When it comes to me ♪
♪ You can't seem to concentrate ♪
Tasty.
I'm Mo.
Or Deputy Poppernak when I'm on duty,
which I'm not, so, Mo.
Natalie. I'm Skylar's bridesmaid.
- Oh, that's pretty. - Thank you.
I used to collect stones when I was a kid.
I had a rock polisher tumbler.
Oh, cool. It's actually--
It's not stone.
It's, uh, bone.
- Oh. - Yeah.
Who are you here for? Bride or the groom?
Bride. Skylar, yeah. Family friends.
Never met Austin, but he's a lucky guy.
How about you?
Uh, both, kind of.
Austin and I are actually working on a project together.
I'm all ears.
Help! Somebody, help!
Help, somebody!
What happened? Are you hurt?
- I... - Sky.
Skylar.
Hey. It's gonna be okay.
Sky, tell me what happened.
Austin-- Austin's dead.
Somebody killed him.
Hiya, Walter.
Well, we figured out your secret.
20 years ago, you murdered your parents in a house fire.
They weren't my parents.
Ah. Well, according to this,
there was another kid in that house.
A little girl named Meredith.
She was never found.
Did you kill her too?
I was protecting her.
From them.
They hurt her worse than me.
Where is she now?
I set her free.
You mean you killed her.
It's not what you think.
Well, here's what I think-- I think you killed her
just like you killed Paige,
or "set her free" in your parlance.
Same damn thing.
Yeah, I know what you're trying to do.
Do you?
Okay, let's talk about something else.
You were just a kid when this happened.
You been out in the woods all this time?
- Yes. - Hmm.
So you expect us to believe that you built that cabin
and you made supply runs into town
all these years all by yourself?
Who was helping you, Walter?
Is it the same person that helped you hide Paige's body?
Was it Sunny and Buck Barnes?
We know you were in Buck's truck.
No. No. It was just a coincidence.
So you do know who they are.
Why don't you leave Sunny out of this?
Okay, well, if Sunny and Buck are lying
about knowing Walter, there has to be a reason.
Okay. What are you thinking?
Maybe Buck's his accomplice.
Walter did have Mark Woodman's body in his old truck.
He told us to leave Sunny out of it.
There has to be a connection.
Well, right now, we got nothing concrete,
and Walter is due to be transferred to County.
So, we need to ask our questions while we have the time.
The girl that went missing after the fire, Meredith--
Walter said he was protecting her.
He said the same thing about Paige.
Hmm.
You guys, maybe Paige isn't dead.
We still don't have a body.
That's true.
Just his word.
The more we learn, the messier this gets.
Yeah, maybe we need to start from the beginning,
before all the lies.
You want to find Meredith?
Yeah.
Way ahead of you. Already ran the name.
Big old pile of nothing.
Then we look harder.
Hey, Pops, what's up?
Okay, sit tight. I'll be right there.
What's up?
There was a murder at a wedding.
Come on.
It happened at a ranch near Birdseye.
Okay. Um...
You good to take it? I'll stay with Cassie,
'cause clock's ticking on this Walter thing.
For sure. I'll let you know if I need you.
So, wait, does this mean you're Pop's plus-one at a wedding?
Hmm. Jealous?
Yeah.
I want to be Pop's plus-one.
- Hey. - Hey.
You were, uh, up at the campgrounds.
Yeah, I was.
- What for? - Oh, just...
tidying up.
Yeah? I thought we paid people to do that.
Yeah.
Well, you remember you left your saddles up at the stable?
- Yeah. - I just swung by there
and picked them up for you, saved you a trip.
Aww, honey, that's very sweet of you.
Mm-hmm. Thank you.
You sure that's all?
Yeah. Why?
Well, just checking.
We agreed to put Walter behind us,
and Paige, too.
Yeah, we did.
Just making sure we're on the same page.
Okay.
- Come here. - Mm.
Mm.
Everything's gonna be just fine.
Just fine.
Victim is Austin Chambers, 28.
His bride-to-be, Skylar Sharpe, found the body.
I'm so sorry, Pops.
Were you close with the bride?
Uh, went to her christening.
Our families have always been tight.
Especially Eli, Skylar's father.
Was anyone with her when she found the body?
Yep. The wedding photographer.
She and the victim were due to have a photo session
before the ceremony, but he didn't show.
Do we have a time of death?
Crime techs narrowed it down to the early morning,
sometime before the wedding guests arrived.
Who had access to the property during that time?
That would be the wedding party.
They all stayed overnight after the rehearsal dinner.
Uh, more than one person mentioned that
Skylar's dad got into a big fight with the victim.
Okay, keep the wedding party here.
Send the rest of the guests home.
Copy that.
Looks like he was hit with something sharp.
Crime techs are still looking for the murder weapon.
What can you tell me about the victim's family?
Cattle ranchers.
Yeah, this property actually belongs
to the victim's father, Mr. Chambers.
Property like this must be worth a fortune.
I wonder if the victim and the bride-to-be
- stood to inherit. - Yeah.
Something tells me this one ain't gonna be easy.
Weddings never are.
So, we couldn't find anything on Meredith Levinson
in the system either.
Mm, so you basically did the same thing
I had a desk jockey do earlier, with the same results.
Good thing you're not billing the Sheriff's Department.
You're not billing the Sheriff's Department, are you?
I wasn't finished, Bo-Bo.
- Okay. - Bo-Bo?
Yeah, it's the cringiest of all time.
It's a harmless term of endearment.
- Hmm. - All right?
What do you got, Denisey-poo?
Well, anyway, so, unlike your desk jockey,
- we don't give up, do we, Em? - Nope.
Instead, we're changing course and looking into the possibility
that Meredith Levinson might have changed her name.
Oh. I'm listening.
I mean, it's taking forever, but--
But you know what they say-- patience is a, uh...
- Virtue. - No.
It's just an eight-letter word starts with P.
Oh, no.
Okay, I'm going through change of name requests
with the state.
Oh, I'm with ya. Okay.
So, what if we back-trace the name with the birthdate
in the Montana Vital Statistics?
Um...
Ooh, I think we got her.
Yeah, Meredith Levinson.
She's still alive, except now she goes by Madeline Lowe.
Nice work, Em.
That's my girl. That one.
Everything okay?
Yeah, I just keep getting calls from a blocked number.
Ignore it. Spam.
- Car warranty, condos. - Maybe.
My mom always calls from a blocked number.
Answer it, then.
The bride's dad is waiting.
Let's do this first.
Hey, Eli.
Hey.
This is my partner, Jenny Hoyt.
Can we make this quick?
I really need to be with my daughter.
You want to ask me about the fight with the groom, I suppose?
Can you tell us what it was about?
All that family cares about is money.
And you thought the rehearsal dinner
for your daughter's wedding
was an appropriate time to bring that up?
The timing choice was theirs, not mine.
At dinner, my daughter told me
that Austin made her sign a last-minute prenup.
So, yes, I approached him at the rehearsal dinner.
What'd you think about the wedding
moving forward after that?
It didn't sit well with me.
But it was Skylar's choice to make, not mine.
Bringing two families together is complicated.
It's only natural you wanted to protect her.
You don't get it.
After Skylar lost her mother, she stopped smiling.
Austin was good for her, despite his family.
She was happy.
So, if you think I was gonna take that away from her--
not a chance.
I've said my piece, and that's all.
And for Skylar's sake, you better find out who did this.
Order up.
Thanks, Frankie.
♪ I'm a-comin' back on the other line ♪
I found Paige. Alive.
Huh.
Thought she'd be in a shallow grave,
under a pine, with beetles and grubs.
I know you two were sent to my camp
to find Luke and Paige
by some really shady characters.
Only one reason for that, and that's money.
Your point?
You help Paige get her $15 million
and get her to a safe place, she'll split it with you.
That's a lot of money.
Too bad we don't have Paige's journal.
No deal.
What he means is that
we don't have the journal yet, but we'll get it.
'Cause the way I understand it,
there's only one person who can decipher the little
word code thingamajig in the journal,
and that's Paige.
Which means if you want the money, you need each other,
and that girl's been through a lot already.
It's hard out there for a pimp.
I don't know what this one over here is talking about,
but are you two in?
What's in it for you?
That's my business.
♪ Well, Johnny went home on the 3-0-9 ♪
Just to be clear-- Donno and I?
We are not people you mess with.
Likewise.
Oh, yeah ♪
Can I help you?
Just... looking.
Well, most folks just standing at the gun counter looking
need a gun.
♪ Watch your step, don't be a brat ♪
Well, I suppose I'm interested.
Okay. What kind?
Not sure, but, uh...
- I need it now. - Okay.
Well, you just gotta do a little paperwork
and a background check.
You a criminal?
- No. - Sorry.
I didn't think so, but takes all types.
So, what kind of gun you looking for?
Uh, um... I'll need your guidance.
Um, something easy to use.
Well, you don't strike me as a Glock guy.
Maybe a Walther.
James Bond's gun.
Got a PPK.
Now, I know that new movie is using a P99,
but this one-- this one's the original.
♪ I hung tight and loose and everywhere in between ♪
You ain't lady like ♪
Go on.
♪ And what you doing hanging out with that crowd ♪
Gun's $600.
$650, I can throw in some bullets and a shooting lesson.
I'll take it.
James Bond.
Do we have to do this now?
We'll be quick. Promise.
So, is my dad really a suspect?
We're still checking his alibi after the fight.
Mo, you know my dad.
You know he wouldn't do anything like this to hurt me.
He-- He knew that Austin and I were in love.
What about the prenup?
I could care less about the prenup,
about the land and the cattle.
I-- Even if there was something more valuable.
What could be more valuable than land and cattle in Montana?
A dinosaur.
How big a specimen are we talking?
I don't know.
I didn't know about the dinosaur fossil
until Austin asked me to sign the prenup.
Did that bother you?
That he was keeping this discovery a secret?
No, it was just his hobby.
Searching for buried treasure.
He was gonna unveil it after the ceremony.
He was gonna name it after me.
I'm so sorry, hon.
Do you need a moment?
- I'm okay. I'm... - Just a few more questions.
Yeah.
How much did Austin know about dinosaurs?
Not much.
He had to ask a friend to help him figure out what to do.
What can you tell us about this friend?
Quite the postcard.
Yeah. She's impressive.
Graduated top of her class at Montana State.
Yeah, 2.5 kids, picket fence.
Looks like Madeline went all straight and narrow.
Meanwhile, Walter went Ted Kaczynski.
Guess it's an argument for nature, huh?
-'Cause he lives in the-- - Yeah.
I got it. The woods. Yep.
Hi, Madeline Lowe? Sheriff Beau Arlen.
This here's Cassie Dewell
of Dewell and Hoyt Private Investigators.
What's this about?
Well, we were hoping to talk to you about a house fire
that happened 20 years ago.
And our condolences.
We know your parents were lost in that.
They weren't my parents.
Right, well, they-- they adopted you,
along with another boy. Walter?
Why are you asking me about Walter?
'Cause he's currently in police custody, on murder charges.
Wow. Okay.
We were hoping you could shed some light
on what happened the night of the fire
just so we can understand who we're dealing with.
Walter set the fire,
but the Walter I know wasn't a killer.
He was gentle.
Kind, protective.
He killed your adoptive parents.
You-- You saw him do that.
Yes, but...
The things that went on in that house...
We were beaten, starved.
I didn't think it was ever going to end.
Trust me, he did what he did so that we could escape.
Where did Walter take you after the fire?
His birth mother picked us up.
She told me to change my name and start fresh.
I haven't looked back.
And what was her name?
I don't remember, but she sang to us.
Oh, and she had the most beautiful red hair.
I said I need more time.
It's good to hear your voice.
How are you?
Okay. What's up?
Come on, Avery. I'm pretty busy right now.
It's just that...
I love you, Carla.
Whatever happens...
...I want you to know that.
But there's something that I have to do.
What's going on?
I got myself into a bit of a fix (chuckles)
but I promise to make it right.
Wait, what are you about to do?
Whatever it takes to make you and Emily safe.
Avery? You're scaring me.
No, no, no. No, don't be scared.
It's just that...
I just wanted you to know that...
that I love you, Carla.
That's all that matters.
Av--
Avery?
Hello?
Anybody here?
Hello?
Anybody around?
This is private property. Who are you?
Jenny Hoyt, Sheriff's Department.
Who are you?
I'm Carson Price.
Oh.
You're Austin's best man.
I was looking for you.
Sorry, I thought you were trespassing.
Wanna help me up?
Right now, this site's still a secret,
and so we always gotta worry about thieves.
Mm. We requested the wedding party to stay put.
You're the only one who did not.
So, your friend's dead, the bride is grieving,
and you're out here digging around in the dirt.
I know how it looks, but, you know, winter's coming.
With the fossil weathering out of the ground like it is
and the rain and the snow on the way,
we-- we don't have any time to waste.
Wow.
Tyrannosaurus rex.
You know your theropods.
Mm.
My son was a dinosaur freak.
That's not why you came out here, though, is it?
Skylar told us that Austin asked you for help.
- Are you some kind of expert? - Hardly.
This is-- This is like a side hustle, I guess.
Yeah, this one day on a job site,
I found a Spinosaurus tooth.
- And the rest is history. - Any money in that?
I mean, I made 350 bucks on the tooth.
What about your T. rex? How much is that worth?
I mean, it's too early to say.
- Well, just a ballpark. - Okay.
Uh, I mean, if this thing's intact,
it could be worth millions.
Carson, where were you early this morning?
- I was asleep in my room. - Mm.
Anyone else who can verify that?
No. Sorry.
But it's the truth.
The way Madeline described Walter's birth mom--
- Oh, Sunny Barnes. - It has to be.
It explains a lot.
He had help hiding all those years.
Yeah, it does. Yeah, we definitely got to talk to her.
What about Cormac?
Think he knows anything about this?
I don't know.
Ah, that's my ex. Hang on.
- Hey. - Beau, thank God.
I don't know what's going on, but it's really bad.
Whoa, whoa. Slow down.
- What happened? - It's Avery.
I-I think something terrible might've happened.
I just need you to come.
- Okay, where are you? - At his hotel.
- I'm on my way. - Okay.
I'm gonna need Emily to hang out with you a little longer.
- Is that cool? - Yeah, whatever you need.
Thank you.
- You talk to the vendors? - Sure did.
And I have decided that I am never getting married.
For the right guy, I might try again.
For the right guy, huh? Have you met him yet?
- What do you got, Pops? - Let's change the subject.
All right, so the florists, they, uh, had a crew
on-site at the ranch early this morning.
Somebody see something?
One of the crew noticed a person leaving Austin's room.
Fits our timeline for the murder.
Any chance they can I.D. the suspect?
Doubtful. It was still pretty dark.
But they got a look at a jacket.
It had this reflective mountain logo on it.
Carson had a jacket just like that.
The best man?
Our bone collector might be hiding something.
I put Paige over here.
Come on.
Paige!
Hey!
Where is she?
I don't know. She couldn't be far.
I told her to stay put.
Or you're lying to us.
Why would I do that and bring you all the way out here?
- I'm not stupid. - No...
but you are desperate for some reason.
Aim for the larger part of the leg, right there.
I tell you, Paige was here.
Well, we'll see about that.
Go look for her.
If he can't find Paige, we are all in big trouble.
Especially you.
Carson, gonna need you to step out of the vehicle.
You were seen leaving Austin's room this morning.
That's impossible, but okay.
A witness said that the person leaving Austin's room
was wearing the jacket you have on right now.
Austin and I aren't the only ones
with this jacket, all right?
I had them made for the whole crew when we started the dig.
- Cuff him. - Yeah.
I didn't kill him. Wait, wait, hold on.
I think maybe I know who was in Austin's room.
Who?
Austin wasn't always the most faithful.
I thought he had ended things with her, but maybe not.
Ended things with who?
With Natalie, Skylar's bridesmaid.
She and, uh-- she and Austin found the dinosaur together.
I met her.
She said her and Austin were working on a project.
Yeah, and she was part of our crew.
Did you ever confront him about the affair?
When I tried to talk to him, he just told me
to mind my own business.
Let's go.
Okay, so maybe Natalie goes to Austin
the night before his wedding,
a last-ditch effort to convince him to be with her.
He chooses Skylar,
and she kills him in a jealous rage.
Well, there's more.
Natalie discovers the dinosaur with Austin,
but it's on his family's land.
She has no legal claim to it.
It's gotta be her.
Unless...
What are you thinking?
Skylar didn't know about the dinosaur
until Austin asked her to sign the prenup.
She thought he was spending all that time
digging for buried treasure on his own.
What if, on your wedding day,
you're betrayed by the two people
supposed to love you the most?
Oh, God.
It's Skylar.
Do you know where she is?
I saw her getting into Austin's truck.
I have an idea where she might be headed.
Cormac, I-I have something I need to tell you.
It might be hard to hear.
It's about your mother.
I already know.
Walter's my brother.
Half-- Half-brother.
How long have you known?
Found out yesterday.
I'm still processing, otherwise I woulda told ya.
She's been lying to me my entire life.
But she's my mother.
I don't know what to do, Cass.
If you don't have any part in this,
you need to do what's right.
I promise you, I didn't know anything about this.
I want you to know that, um...
whatever you find...
I'm my own man.
Convinced the front desk clerk to let me in.
Huh.
He got a gun.
Avery hated guns.
His voice when he called me--
I'm telling you, something is wrong.
Hey, it's okay.
We'll have a look around, see what it tells us.
- Okay? - Okay. Uh-huh.
Well, he was definitely working on something.
Avery never left his computer unlocked.
Wait, what is this?
I've never seen it before.
It looks like a recovery phrase, maybe, or a password.
He was going after that money that Luke and Paige stole,
wasn't he?
How the hell should I know that?
- I don't know! - All right. Hey.
Listen to me. I'm gonna find him, okay?
- I will. - Okay.
Come here.
More importantly, I'm not gonna let anything happen to you
or to Emily.
- Okay. - You got it?
Yeah.
There she is.
Skylar, step away from the ledge.
Put the weapon down.
Stay away from her. She deserves this.
You don't have to do this.
They weren't just sleeping together, Mo.
They were in love.
He lied to me about everything.
He named the dinosaur after her. I found the paperwork.
I gotta get in there, Pops.
Skylar. Skylar. Look at me. Look.
Okay, look at me.
Think of your dad. He's lost everything.
He can't lose you, too. She-- She's not worth it.
Right? Neither was he. All right?
No! Stop! Aah!
Natalie.
Natalie, wake up.
Call an ambulance!
I'm not sorry.
♪ Well, you can lead me on or treat me unkind ♪
Hey.
You weren't answering your phone,
so I thought I'd take a chance and swing by.
Hey, you okay?
Yeah.
Yeah, it's been, um, a rough day.
And, uh... I wanted to see you.
Tough case, huh?
Never gets easier, does it?
Well, something's wrong if it ever does, you know?
♪ Where the cricket song fills the clearest skies ♪
And my heart longs ♪
For the moon dance, darling ♪
♪ Where the pale light flickers ♪
Hey.
On the ripples of time ♪
Hey.
Oh, I didn't know you had company.
Hey, Jenny.
Hey.
Uh, i--
It's okay.
We can catch up later.
♪ She can drive my muddled senses wild ♪
A minute.
♪ She can turn me like the tide ♪
Hey, hey, hey, Jenny.
I actually asked them to come here and stay with me.
I think Avery is making a play for the money
that Luke and Paige stole.
I saw some stuff in his hotel room. It doesn't look good.
What did you find?
Let's get into it tomorrow, okay?
Of course.
Hey. Carla.
I think you might need this more than me tonight.
Thanks.
- It's good to see you. - You too.
- Night, Jenny. - Night, Em.
♪ Where the pale light flickers ♪
- I'll see you. - Yeah.
Ripples of time ♪
Following my guided soul ♪
- You okay? - Oh, gimme those. I got it.
I just don't understand how we're all gonna fit in there.
What are you talking about? It's fine.
Fine. Look, I'm just--
I feel more comfortable having you here under my roof, okay?
Oh, are we calling the tin can a roof now?
Whoa. Whoa!
She can hear you.
Right there. What's wrong with you?
I belong to the grasslands ♪
Wow.
♪ Where the cricket song fills the clearest skies ♪
♪ My heart longs for the moon dance, darling ♪
♪ Where the pale light flickers ♪
On the ripples of time ♪
Popcorn or peanuts? I got both.
Are you serious?
No salt on the peanuts. Sorry.
About you ♪
Just how you broke my heart ♪
So many times ♪
♪ I ain't got no one to hang onto ♪
Where are you? We're waiting.
And where's the money?
Somewhere safe.
This sounds like the start of a renegotiation.
What I'll need from you
is a larger finder's fee
and an ironclad assurance of my family's safety.
You think about that and I'll be in touch.
I don't renegotiate.
A deal's a deal.
Track him down.
And his family too.
What the hell?
Mom.
I don't know why you thought it was a good idea
to stick around.
Hello?
It's Cassie. I just want to talk.
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